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In the midst of a week of torrential rains, floods, and mudslides so severe that a state of emergency was declared, Dr. Zanotty and three clinical staff inch their vehicle through the countryside of Guatemala. The drive takes longer than normal as they traverse washed out bridges and carefully make...Read more

As the first glimpse of summer settled into New York City, we asked our staff to share their suggestions for stellar summer reading. The following eleven books encompass their replies: 1. Kingston Noir Edited by Colin Channer The latest addition to Akashic Books' award-winning series, Kingston Noir...Read more

Leaving no stone unturned, women’s health opponents are working again to eliminate funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs, as well as funding to UNFPA, the global agency that supports a breadth of reproductive health services for women in extreme poverty in more...Read more

In The Global Biopolitics of the IUD science and technology professor Chikako Takeshita recounts the history of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and its impact on women throughout the world. She takes a critical look at the research on contraceptives and the politics surrounding women having control of...Read more

In 2009, L.C., a 13-year-old girl living in Peru was raped. When she discovered she was pregnant, L.C. jumped from the roof of her house in an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. Due to her injuries, she needed surgery, but doctors would not perform it because she was pregnant, nor would they...Read more

To supplement our series on Mexico, we are excerpting a chapter from a newly published book, The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights, that explains why it is crucial to understand and address the violence faced by women at the Mexico-US border: Nowhere in the US...Read more

In Arms Wide Open , Patricia Harman takes the reader on a fascinating journey of how she became a certified nurse-midwife. An honest and often poetic memoir, we move with Harman through several peace activist communes in rural America to a remote cabin in Minnesota, where she learns about natural...Read more

NEW YORK, NY—Late Friday at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), member states issued a bold resolution in support of young people’s sexual and reproductive health and human rights. This victory comes on the heels of a UNICEF report released this...Read more

Last week, IPPF/WHR and our allies worked to ensure the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people were upheld at the 45th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD). Youth advocates from around the globe came together to speak to their own needs and hold...Read more

As part of our series on the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), we've teamed up with YSafe to bring you accounts from youth advocates taking part in the convening. This is the second blog from David Lawrence, who came to New York from Liverpool, UK. As the negotiations continue at the...Read more